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PTAD Disburses N3.9bn Arrears To 91,146 Eligible Pensioners

The Pension Transitional Arrangement Directorate (PTAD) has paid N3.9 billion pension arrears to 91,146 eligible pensioners under the Defined Benefit Scheme (DBS). The PTAD’s Head, Corporate Communications, Mr Olugbenga Ajayi, who confirmed payment to 91,146 eligible pensioners in a statement issued on Friday, said the payment was part of the N32,000 increment approved by President...
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PDP Nat’l Convention To Hold In Ibadan

On Thursday, Governor of Adamawa State and Chairman, Convention Planning Committee of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Ahmadu Fintiri, declared that the party is heading to Ibadan, Oyo State capital, for the elective National Convention. Governor Fintiri gave this assurance in a brief interview with journalists despite calls to suspend the convention amid the Federal High...
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Nigerian Actor, Baba Gebu, Dies At 82

Veteran Nigerian actor, Oyewole Olowomojuore, popularly known as ‘Baba Gebu’, has passed away at the age of 82. The news of his passing was announced on Wednesday by actor and filmmaker, Kunle Afod, via a post on his verified Instagram page. In his post, Afod revealed that the veteran actor died earlier on Tuesday after...
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Lawmakers At War Over Supplementary Budget In Ondo

…PDP, Govt Quarrel Over Budget Twenty-six members of the Ondo State House of Assembly have been divided into two over the plan to impeach the Speaker, Hon. Olamide Oladiji, over the controversy surrounding the supplementary budget before the Assembly. This development came as the opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and the state government bickered over...
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PDP Delegates Arrive In Ibadan

Amid the call for cancellation of the National Convention of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) scheduled to commence on Saturday, following the Federal High Court ruling halting the progress, some delegates have been spotted in Ibadan, Oyo State capital, in last-minute preparations for the event. The National Vice Chairman (South-West) of the PDP, Kamorudeen Ajisafe,...
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